Inexpensive Baby Shower Favors
November 6, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under Baby Savings, decorations, food
Sunday I attended a baby shower and they had some really cute pacifier favors and pink confetti decorating the table. I thought the pacifier favors were so cute (and inexpensive) that I had to share them with you. These are made using white peppermint lifesavers, mini jelly beans, melted white chocolate, and ribbon.
Directions:
Unwrap your peppermint lifesavers and set aside.
Precut your ribbon and set aside. (You can use your craft store coupons to save money on ribbon.) The ribbon should be about four inches long.
Melt the chocolate. Put a little dab of melted chocolate in the center of some of the peppermints. …read more
Tips for Hosting a Baby or Bridal Shower
August 15, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under organization
The following is a guest post.
Showers. Wedding or baby, these gatherings of friends and family are bevies of grub, games, and gifts. For the guest(s) of honor, they are a moment to celebrate a milestone; for the hosts, such get-togethers can be well-organized and well-executed or chaotic and stressful. I think I have found a way to make any shower fun and easy to organize whether you have two hosts or twenty.
The solution lies in three steps: 1) determining what the guest(s) of honor want; 2) discussing specifics with all hosts involved; and 3) converting plans to tasks via a …read more
